Title :
A data base of magnet failures and its relevance to magnet design
Author :
Dawson, Alberta M. ; Montgomery, D. Bruce
Author_Institution :
Plasma Fusion Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This data base of magnet failures is the formalization of a process that began a number of years ago as an effort to see what could be learned from failures to assist in the design process for new magnet systems, whether they were one-of-a-kind or the next in a series. The learning and evaluation process applies equally to resistive and to superconducting magnets and both are represented in the data base. The information has been obtained from numerous sources including open literature and from a survey of members of this community. The updated study was performed with a particular focus of assessing the safety potential of magnet systems for magnetically levitated vehicles
Keywords :
electromagnets; failure analysis; magnetic levitation; superconducting magnets; database; magnet design; magnet failure; magnetically levitated vehicles; resistive magnets; safety; superconducting magnets; Application software; Insulation; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic materials; Plasmas; Process design; Superconducting magnets; Vacuum arcs; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on